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Pharm 18 & 19
pharmacology notes chp 18 & 19
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Antitussive | A drug that can decrease the coughing reflex of the CNS |
| Asthma | A condition in which narrowing of the airwaves impedes breathing |
| Cystic fibrosis | Inherited disorder that affects pancreas, sweat glands and produces thick mucus |
| Sputum | Fluid coughed up from lungs and bronchial tissues |
| Viscosity | The thickness of a solution or fluid |
| Influenza | A respiratory tract infection caused by influenza |
| Metered dose inhaler | A device for supplying medications to the lungs through inhalation. |
| Average respiration rate for adults is... | 12 to 18 breaths per minute |
| Average respiration rate for children is... | 40 breaths per minute |
| Tonsils | Are part of the lymphatic system and helps the body fight off disease |
| The human body takes in 79% of ... | Nitrogen (but does not use it) |
| Nitrogen is sent back into the air along with ... | Carbon dioxide and left over oxygen molecules |
| Breathing is an... | Involuntary mechanism (no need to think) |
| Acute bronchitis | inflammation of the bronchi and trachea caused by infection. |
| Three types of COPD | Chronic bronchitis, emphysema and bronchiectasis |
| Tuberculosis | Highly contagious lung infection characterized by infection with in the lungs lining |
| Treatments of the respiratory system | pleurisy, croup, whooping cough, and pulmonary edema |
| Halls Zinc Defense | zinc combinations (decrease cold symptoms) |
| Chloraseptic relief strips | benzocaine/menthol |
| Robitussin | guaifensin (expectorant, dry cough) |
| Benadryl | diphenhydramine(tx of cough by colds/allergies) |
| Sudafed | pseudophedrine (nasal congestion) |
| Servent | salmeterol (asthma) |
| Proventil, Ventolin | albuterol (COPD) |
| Singulair | Montelukast (astham, allergic rhinitis |
| Azmacort | triamcinolone acetonide (asthma) |
| Flovent, Flonase | fluticasone (asthma) |
| Myambutol | ethambutol (tuberculosis) |
| Rifadin | rifampin (tuberculosis) |
| pyrazinamide | pyrazinamide (no trade name) |
| Accomidation | Change in ocular lens when it focuses at various distances |
| Aqueous humor | The fluid that is found in the anterior and posterior chambers of eyes |
| Catarect | Loss of transparency of the lens of the eyes |
| Cornia | transparents tissue covering the anterior portion of the eye |
| Miosis | Contraction of the pupil |
| Myopia | Nearsightedness |
| Acoustic nerve | The cranial nerve that controls senses of hearing and equilibrium |
| Labyrinth | A bone maze composed of the vestibule, cochlea, and semi-circular inner ear canals |
| Otic | Pertaining to eat |
| Ophthalmic | Pertaining to eye |
| Eustachain tube | a tubular structure within the middle ear that runs to the throat |
| Auditory canal | A 1-inch segment of tube that runs from the external ear to the middle ear |
| Lacrimal glands | Are activated directly by para-sympathetic system |
| Unopened Xalatan ophthalmic must be kept... | refridgerated |
| Otic preparations cannot... | be used in the eye (unsterile) |
| Ophthalmic agents are commonly prescribed for ... | ear treatment (all opht. produtcs are sterile) |
| Trusopt | dorzolamide (open-angle glaucoma) |
| OptiPranolol | metipranolol (open-angle glaucoma) |
| Neptazine | methazolamide (open-angle glaucoma) |
| Xalatan (brand) | latanoprost (glaucoma) |
| Profenal | suprofen (inflammation) |
| Voltaren | diclofenac (inflammation) |
| Decadron Phosphate | dexmathasone (inflammation) |
| Tobrex | Tobramycin (bacterial eye infection) |
| Genoptic | gentamicin (bacterial eye infection) |
| Herplex | idoxuridine (viral eye infections) |
| Cortisporin | neomycin/polymyxin B sulfate hydrocortisone (antibiotic) |
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